Does Height Really Determine Career Success?

by Shane Snow

The average American man is 5’ 9”. Women are closer to 5’4″. The average 19th-century American president, on the other hand, was 5’10″. Twentieth-century presidents are still taller, at 6’0″. In fact, in more than half of presidential elections, the taller candidate has gotten more popular votes.Read the full article

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